SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A battle among shareholders over Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] escalated on Thursday as some investors sought to fight a lawsuit by shareholder Benchmark Capital against ousted Chief Executive Travis Kalanick.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A battle among shareholders over Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] escalated on Thursday as some investors sought to fight a lawsuit by shareholder Benchmark Capital against ousted Chief Executive Travis Kalanick.